JOHN CALLAWAY INTERVIEWS {DECADE AND YEAR-END SPECIAL} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of interview programs hosted by John
Callaway. In this decade-end special, Callaway
discusses the passing of the 1970s with a panel
comprised of the following members: Linda Witt of
People Magazine; Ruth Adams, editor of the Bulletin of
Atomic Scientists; Jim Hoge, editor-in-chief of the
Chicago Sun Times; author Eugene Kennedy; and broadcast
journalist Warner Saunders. Callaway and the panel
discuss the following topics, among others: striking
images of America in the 1970s, including images of
Vietnam and the Space Shuttle; whether the 1970s was
an essentially narcissistic time or a period of
preparation for selflessness and sacrifice; the
spiritual coming of age of the "Baby Boom" generation;
the politically revolutionary tenor of the decade; the
repercussions and lessons of the Vietnam war; the
symbolic clock used to measure the imminence of
nuclear war; the energy crisis as it relates to
disparities between First and Third World nations; the
economic prognosis for the 1980s; signs of hope for the
future; the specter of nuclear proliferation in the
Third World; the increased threat of terrorist
activities; the changing nature of news media; the
constancy of human nature; the Iranian hostage
situation, and its effects, positive and negative, on
American consciousness; the death of Chicago mayor
Richard J. Daley, and predictions about Chicago's
political future; the ambiguous state of race relations
in the 1970s; the growing prominence of Latinos as a
rights-seeking minority group; the necessity of
rehabilitating politics; and the state of women's
issues, such as status in the workplace, as the 1970s
come to an end.
Cataloging of this program was made possible by the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 1997.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS WTTW Chicago, IL
- DATE: November 30, 1979
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:30
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:11807
- GENRE: Talk/Interviews
- SUBJECT HEADING: Chicago, Illinois; Energy crisis; Interviews; Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981; News; Racism; U S - Economic conditions; U S - History [1970s]; Vietnam War; Women's rights
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1981-1983
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Johanna Steinmetz … Producer
- Dick Carter … Director
- Susan Cohen … Direction (Misc.), Associate Director
- John Callaway … Host, Interviewer
- Ruth Adams … Guest
- Jim Hoge … Guest
- Eugene Kennedy … Guest
- Warner Saunders … Guest
- Linda Witt … Guest
- Richard J. Daley